Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 2, 2013

Save on certain services by doing it yourself. Typically, you don’t have much wall space to paint in a bathroom after installing the mirrors, shower, tiles, and bathroom cabinets. Try painting it yourself instead of hiring a painter. You can also install the tile flooring yourself if the floor area is small.

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Renovation Cheap Home Flowers and Plants 221

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 18, 2014

However, there are many home maintenance and repair tasks that most people can handle, and doing it yourself can save lots of money while improving the appearance and comfort of your home. According to HomeAdvisor, the average national cost of painting a home exterior is almost $3,000 and $986 to install a door.

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Home Repair Repairs Saving Money DIY 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

If you are going to attempt do it yourself upholstery, I recommend getting a tack puller and a staple gun that will be fairly easy shoot staples with and that will handle longer, thinner upholstery staples. I used a standard hardware store staple gun that shot thick 3/8″ staples and was very hard to use.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

I already had the Vaseline ,a wooden paint paddle and the water was readily available. If you are adding strength with hardware cloth (this is metal mesh – usually with squares ¼’ across), place your pre-cut piece of hardware cloth into the mold after pouring part of the cement, then put the remaining cement on top prior to smoothing.

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Giving Used Crafts Craft 188